How did the Challenger expedition determine the depth of the Mariana Trench?

a very long rope and a lead weight

The Matterhorn is a mountain from the collision of the

African plate and European plate

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1
How did the Challenger expedition determine the depth of the Mariana Trench?
LORAN navigation
sound waves
a very long rope and a lead weight
satellites
2
The Vikings explored the oceans to learn about
about religions in other regions
the ocean's depth and salinity
Cetacean populations in the N. Atlantic
trade routes
3
The Matterhorn is a mountain from the collision of the
African plate and European plate
European plate and N. American Plate
Mariana Trench and Mt. Everest
N. American Plate and Pacific Plate
4
Continents are made primarily of
iridium
granite
basalt
magma
5
How did Alfred Wegener die?
Contracted a deadly disease
Got lost in a snow storm
Fell in the frigid Arctic Ocean
Got attacked by Hawaiian Natives
6
Okefenokee literally means
"red planet"
"ancient land"
"land of the trembling earth"
"terrible lizard"
7
If earth's lifetime were condensed to one minute, most animals evolved during
the first 5 seconds
at around 15 seconds
the first second
during the last 10 seconds
8
2 billion years from now earth may share the same fate as
Neptune
Pluto
the moon
Mars
9
The largest living structure on earth is formed by
coral
hydrothermal vents
kelp
volcanoes
10
this is
interspecies competition
primary production
intraspecies competition
benthic migration
11
what caused the Great Lakes?
sink holes
glaciers
earthquakes
meteor
12
what is keeping these from get bigger and bigger?
the snowpack
erosion
convergence
earthquakes
13
80% of ocean life lives
two of the above
in the twilight zone
in the photic zone
in the top 10% of the ocean
14
Mobile Bay coordinates are
600 S, 880 W
00 , 300 E
300 N, 880 W
300 N, 30 0 W
15
Mt. Everest is
shorter than the depth of Mariana trench
the tallest point on land
taller the depth of Mariana Trench
two of the above are correct
16
diamonds are produced
only in South Africa
two of the above
in the deep sea under high pressure
from cone-shaped volcanoes
17
This animal is
nektonic
benthic
is a red snapper
only found in the deep sea
18
latitude
2 of the above
lines are called parallels
runs north-south
runs east-west
19
During the time of Rodenia 700 mya, earth was
tropical
underwater
frozen
on fire
20
diamonds are formed from
continental convergence
the Okefenokee Swamp
deep sea hydrothermal vents
cone-shaped volcanoes
21
this is
intraspecies competition
pelagic predation
vertical migration
twilight zone interspecific competition
22
Early Earth's atmosphere appeared
yellow
red
black
blue
23
dinosaurs were probably
warm blooded
blue blooded
luke-warm blooded
cold blooded

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Origin of Earth and Oceans and vocab

23 termsStudBud Administration296 plays

review for chapter 1 and 2 and origin of the earth and oceans

Flashcards23 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 23

Answers

1
How did the Challenger expedition determine the depth of the Mariana Trench?
LORAN navigation
sound waves
a very long rope and a lead weight
satellites
2
The Vikings explored the oceans to learn about
about religions in other regions
the ocean's depth and salinity
Cetacean populations in the N. Atlantic
trade routes
3
The Matterhorn is a mountain from the collision of the
African plate and European plate
European plate and N. American Plate
Mariana Trench and Mt. Everest
N. American Plate and Pacific Plate
4
Continents are made primarily of
iridium
granite
basalt
magma
5
How did Alfred Wegener die?
Contracted a deadly disease
Got lost in a snow storm
Fell in the frigid Arctic Ocean
Got attacked by Hawaiian Natives
6
Okefenokee literally means
"red planet"
"ancient land"
"land of the trembling earth"
"terrible lizard"
7
If earth's lifetime were condensed to one minute, most animals evolved during
the first 5 seconds
at around 15 seconds
the first second
during the last 10 seconds
8
2 billion years from now earth may share the same fate as
Neptune
Pluto
the moon
Mars
9
The largest living structure on earth is formed by
coral
hydrothermal vents
kelp
volcanoes
10
this is
interspecies competition
primary production
intraspecies competition
benthic migration
11
what caused the Great Lakes?
sink holes
glaciers
earthquakes
meteor
12
what is keeping these from get bigger and bigger?
the snowpack
erosion
convergence
earthquakes
13
80% of ocean life lives
two of the above
in the twilight zone
in the photic zone
in the top 10% of the ocean
14
Mobile Bay coordinates are
600 S, 880 W
00 , 300 E
300 N, 880 W
300 N, 30 0 W
15
Mt. Everest is
shorter than the depth of Mariana trench
the tallest point on land
taller the depth of Mariana Trench
two of the above are correct
16
diamonds are produced
only in South Africa
two of the above
in the deep sea under high pressure
from cone-shaped volcanoes
17
This animal is
nektonic
benthic
is a red snapper
only found in the deep sea
18
latitude
2 of the above
lines are called parallels
runs north-south
runs east-west
19
During the time of Rodenia 700 mya, earth was
tropical
underwater
frozen
on fire
20
diamonds are formed from
continental convergence
the Okefenokee Swamp
deep sea hydrothermal vents
cone-shaped volcanoes
21
this is
intraspecies competition
pelagic predation
vertical migration
twilight zone interspecific competition
22
Early Earth's atmosphere appeared
yellow
red
black
blue
23
dinosaurs were probably
warm blooded
blue blooded
luke-warm blooded
cold blooded